Watch a classified FM radio training video from WW2
It’s worth remembering that one of today’s most commonplace pieces of technology frequently confounded the public when it first hit the marker. While fewer and fewer people are listening to…
March 2026
LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy
Burner accounts on social media sites can increasingly be analyzed to identify the pseudonymous users who post to them using AI in research that has far-reaching consequences for privacy on…
Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve
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Washington state moves to ban forced employee microchips
It’s a common trope in dystopian sci-fi stories: an evil corporation requires its employees to receive microchip implants in order to constantly monitor their whereabouts. While there aren’t any known…
Computer run on human brain cells learned to play ‘Doom’
A biocomputer powered by lab-grown human brain cells has leveled up from Pong to Doom. While nowhere ready to handle the video game shooter’s most challenging levels, researchers at Cortical…
Mystery stone is actually ancient Roman board game
Like many other cultures, the ancient Romans loved their board games. Some of history’s most well-documented examples of tabletop pastimes date back to the empire. Ludus Latrunculorum, aka latrones, was…
Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. So every month, we highlight a handful of…
How to make any smartphone easier to use for a senior citizen
If you didn’t grow up with smartphones and tablets, then the touchscreen inputs, busy interfaces, and multiple apps can quickly become overwhelming. If you have parents or grandparents who struggle…
The strange animals that control their body heat
In 1774, British physician-scientist Charles Blagden received an unusual invitation from a fellow physician: to spend time in a small room that was hotter, he wrote, “than it was formerly…